In 1987-1988, after firmly establishing herself as one of filmdom's most sought-after actresses, the multifaceted Cher staged a highly successful musical comeback with her rock & roll-leaning album Cher. The album scored a Top Ten hit with her version of the Michael Bolton power ballad I found someone (previously a minor hit for Laura Branigan), a Top 20 hit with the biting, Bon Jovi-penned We all sleep alone, and a club hit with the almost forgotten Madonna-ish dance ditty Skin deep (a radical departure from the album's other songs, yet a definite highlight). The album also includes a rock remake of her 1966 smash, Bang bang. Other highlights include her collaboration with Darlene Love and Bonnie Tyler titled Perfection, the rockin' Dangerous Times, Give our love a fighting chance and the wonderfully sweet ballad Main man (for which a video was also filmed). Despite this impressive comeback album, 1989's Heart of stone was an even bigger success. In an era of hair bands, leather accessories, and arena-sized ballads, faux metal babe Cher once again reaffirmed her never-ending and eternally surprising popularity. (Jose F. Promis)

1 I found someone (Bolton, Mangold) 2 We all sleep alone (Bonjovi, Child, Sambora) 3 Bang bang (Bono) 4 Main man (Child) 5 Give our love a fighting chance (Warren, Child) 6 Perfection (Warren, Child) 7 Dangerous times (Bruno, Pomerantz, Schwarz) 8 Skin deep (Goldenberg, Lind) 9 Working girl (Bolton, Child) 10 Hard enough getting over you (Bolton, James) Musicians: Cher - vocals Steve Lukather - guitar (1) Peter Asher - percussion, producer Phillip Ashley - keyboards Jeff Bova - keyboards Jimmy Bralower - drums David Bryan - synthesizer, keyboards Rosemary Butler - vocals Elaine Caswell - vocals Desmond Child - vocals, producer Patty d'Arcy - vocals Deborah Dobkin - vocals Michael Fisher - percussion Albhy Galuten - drums, producer Seth Glassman - bass Diana Grasselli - vocals Jimmy Haslip - bass Doug Katsaros - keyboards Chuck Kentis - synthesizer, keyboards Larry Klein - bass Holly Knight - keyboards, vocals Craig Krampf - drums, drum programming Michael Landau - guitar Will Lee - bass Tony Levin - bass Darlene Love - vocals Gregg Mangiafico - synthesizer, keyboards Bob Mann - guitar Jerry Marotta - drums Arnold McCuller - vocals John McCurry - guitar Dave Meniketti - vocals Louis Merlino - vocals Mark Morgan - organ, synthesizer Nancy Nash - vocals Chris Parker - drums Bill Payne - keyboards John Putnam - guitar Vicki Sue Robinson - vocals Richie Sambora - guitar, vocals, producer Bernie Shanahan - vocals Ira Siegel - guitar John Siegler - bass Alec John Such - bass Bette Sussman - piano Michael Thompson - guitar Tico Torres - drums Joe Lynn Turner - vocals Bonnie Tyler - vocals Myriam Naomi Valle - vocals John Van Tongeren - synthesizer, synthesizer bass Carlos Vega - drums Waddy Wachtel - guitar Diane Warren - vocals Waters, Julia - vocals Maxine Waters - vocals Maurice White - vocals Love hurts Prisoner Take me home I paralyze Heart of stone

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